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Social Security and Joy in Mudville

Mr. Viger was a registered pharmacist, sure as Jeremiah was a bullfrog. He and his son purchased a drugstore in…

Melvin Cook

Mother’s vs. Widow’s Social Security Benefits

Plaintiff married Ashley King in 1945. Her daughter, Dorothy Richardson , gave birth to a female child named Stephanie in…

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Social Security Disability and Child’s Auxiliary Benefits

In January 1961 R and his wife applied with an adoption agency to adopt a child. They were approved several…

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Service of Process in Utah Divorce Cases

The Silva's divorced in 2010. They owned fifteen parcels of land which the court needed to divide equitably. Each party…

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Widow’s Social Security Benefits — Application Withdrawal

W became entitled to and began receiving old age social security insurance benefits at age 62 in June 1957. Her…

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Alimony Modification in Utah Divorce

Macdonald (Husband) and Fahey (Wife) were married for twenty years and divorced pursuant to an agreement filed with the court…

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Definition of Widow and Social Security

R married W in North Carolina in 1926, not knowing that W’s prior marriage had not been dissolved. In 1949…

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Compensation as Trustee and Social Security

K served as trustee of his brother’s sizeable estate. His brother passed away when his two children were still young.…

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Farming for Social Security

Mrs. Park moved to the city and rented her farm out to her son pursuant to an oral agreement whereby…

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Second Bite of the Apple and Social Security Disability

On August 26, 1962, Mr. Arnold filed a claim for a period on disability and disability insurance benefits. His claim…

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